Gangrene of the leg following intraosseous infusion
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The occasional intraosseous infusion.
Long bones in infants are filled with marrow that contains vascularized sinusoids. These sinusoids eventually drain into the systemic venous circulation. The marrow cavity acts as a rigid vein and so will not collapse, even in the face of severe volume loss. No matter how dehydrated or volume-depleted the child is, there is always a rigid tube that can be punctured to replace the required fluid...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Saudi Medicine
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0256-4947,0975-4466
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2008.456